Inspire Washington’s Cultural Futures

Cultural Futures is a FREE funding, policy, and advocacy workshop for cultural businesses and supporters!

Inspire Washington is our state’s cultural advocacy organization that champions public funding for nonprofit science, heritage, and the arts as well as the broad creative economy. This spring they are touring the state and visiting 30 cities and towns to share what happened during the 2024 Legislative Session and how it may impact your work, alert you to upcoming funding opportunities, and get feedback from you about what you need next year.

On the agenda:
– New Funding & Policies – We will break down the wins and successes of the Legislative Session and the opportunities for your work.
– Overview of Washington’s Cultural Access Program and next steps for your community.
– Coalition Building – The 2025 Legislative Session is going to be huge for our sector and we will need to double our coalition of advocates to secure our big requests for science, heritage, and arts programs.
– Grant opportunities – ArtsWA, Humanities WA, USDA, community projects, Capital Funding, Federal Opportunities, and much more!
– Listening – What do you need and what should we advocates for? How do you get involved? It will take a broad coalition to secure future funding.
– About Our Coalition – Do you want to be more involved in policy development and advocacy or learn about partnership? We’ll plug you into future activities so that your community is represented.